Robert Fares
@robertfares.bsky.social
Wholesale electricity markets analyst keeping things just and reasonable. YIMBY. Past: @AAAS_STPF, @ENERGY, @EnergyUT, @UTAustin, @WUSTL. Opinions my own.
Johns Hopkins Medicine - which operates a major DC hospital - is officially out of network with United Healthcare. Time to change providers… www.hopkinsmedicine.org/united-cover...
Johns Hopkins Medicine and UnitedHealthcare: What You Need to Know
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September 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Johns Hopkins Medicine - which operates a major DC hospital - is officially out of network with United Healthcare. Time to change providers… www.hopkinsmedicine.org/united-cover...
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Everyone who can, please go to MCDOT's onsite community meeting on Wed 9/24 5-7 pm, at the Clearbrook Ln/Cedar Ln, to support sidewalks within the one-mile walkshed of Kensington Parkwood ES.
Don't let MCDOT not build sidewalks based on opposition from a small group of sidewalk-hating homeowners!
Don't let MCDOT not build sidewalks based on opposition from a small group of sidewalk-hating homeowners!
September 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Everyone who can, please go to MCDOT's onsite community meeting on Wed 9/24 5-7 pm, at the Clearbrook Ln/Cedar Ln, to support sidewalks within the one-mile walkshed of Kensington Parkwood ES.
Don't let MCDOT not build sidewalks based on opposition from a small group of sidewalk-hating homeowners!
Don't let MCDOT not build sidewalks based on opposition from a small group of sidewalk-hating homeowners!
Every day I see cars take dangerous maneuvers to get on the minor roads surrounding Forest Glen Rd & Georgia Ave, so they can zoom through neighborhoods and save themselves from 30 seconds of traffic. @mcdotnow.bsky.social @natalifg.bsky.social
Eliminating through-traffic reduces crashes.
Injuries and deaths fell14% at intersections within London's Low-Traffic Neighborhoods after through-traffic was diverted.
findingspress.org/article/143455
Injuries and deaths fell14% at intersections within London's Low-Traffic Neighborhoods after through-traffic was diverted.
findingspress.org/article/143455
August 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Every day I see cars take dangerous maneuvers to get on the minor roads surrounding Forest Glen Rd & Georgia Ave, so they can zoom through neighborhoods and save themselves from 30 seconds of traffic. @mcdotnow.bsky.social @natalifg.bsky.social
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chat is it insensitive and smug to post about how much I love my wife
August 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
chat is it insensitive and smug to post about how much I love my wife
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Big win for housing in Montgomery County!
ZTA 25-02 will let more types of homes be built near jobs, transit, and amenities.
Stay informed and get involved here:
www.smartergrowth.net/affordable-h...
ZTA 25-02 will let more types of homes be built near jobs, transit, and amenities.
Stay informed and get involved here:
www.smartergrowth.net/affordable-h...
Big win in Montgomery County! Council allows more multi-family homes on county corridors - Coalition For Smarter Growth
Yesterday, the Montgomery County Council voted 8-3 to pass Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-02. The legislation will allow more housing types, like townhouses or small apartment buildings, along major c...
www.smartergrowth.net
July 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Big win for housing in Montgomery County!
ZTA 25-02 will let more types of homes be built near jobs, transit, and amenities.
Stay informed and get involved here:
www.smartergrowth.net/affordable-h...
ZTA 25-02 will let more types of homes be built near jobs, transit, and amenities.
Stay informed and get involved here:
www.smartergrowth.net/affordable-h...
Compare the feel of walking on 16th St in DC, a four-lane, high-traffic road, to pretty much any comparable road in MoCo and it is night and day more pleasant for pedestrians. Why? Wide sidewalk buffered from cars by tree lawn, compared to MoCo’s no sidewalk or narrow sidewalk abutting traffic.
I grew up in (and just got back from visiting!) a neighborhood where there are pretty well-buffered sidewalks everywhere and I do not get this kind of thing at all. like bro I love sidewalks. embrace the sidewalks!!! feels so good to have a place to walk that is not where the cars are!
July 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Compare the feel of walking on 16th St in DC, a four-lane, high-traffic road, to pretty much any comparable road in MoCo and it is night and day more pleasant for pedestrians. Why? Wide sidewalk buffered from cars by tree lawn, compared to MoCo’s no sidewalk or narrow sidewalk abutting traffic.
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Montgomery County just opened up single family zoning a little, as a treat. The vote was 8-3: Councilmembers Stewart, Albornoz, Balcombe, Fani-González, Friedson, Glass, Luedtke, and Sayles voted yes, while Jawando, Katz, and Mink voted no.
July 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name
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July 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name
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Good check in on what normal people (well, redditors) think is causing electric rate increases. Spans from “Pepco is a Blackrock controlled monopoly” to “hey it’s actually PJM, and they’re captured by fossil loving states.”
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Explore this post and more from the washingtondc community
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July 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Good check in on what normal people (well, redditors) think is causing electric rate increases. Spans from “Pepco is a Blackrock controlled monopoly” to “hey it’s actually PJM, and they’re captured by fossil loving states.”
www.reddit.com/r/washington...
www.reddit.com/r/washington...
I once went here to buy gochugang for a dish we were making that night. They were out and the owner ran upstairs to give me some from her own pantry. Big loss for Mt P and DC.
"I’m going to miss this store, it’s close, convenient and I get everything here. I own a small business across the street. I understand. The taxes and rent are just getting too high."
The end of an era in Mount Pleasant. 51st.news/best-world-c...
The end of an era in Mount Pleasant. 51st.news/best-world-c...
Best World closes for good
Here's what it meant to the owners, employees, and customers.
51st.news
July 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I once went here to buy gochugang for a dish we were making that night. They were out and the owner ran upstairs to give me some from her own pantry. Big loss for Mt P and DC.
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For the first half of my kindergarten year, my family lived in a shitty little apartment complex somewhere in Central Texas. I forget where. I think Waco? Copperas Cove? We moved around a lot. If memory serves correctly, I attended three different schools that year.
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July 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
For the first half of my kindergarten year, my family lived in a shitty little apartment complex somewhere in Central Texas. I forget where. I think Waco? Copperas Cove? We moved around a lot. If memory serves correctly, I attended three different schools that year.
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TRAINS TO ANNAPOLIS
TRAINS TO OCEAN CITY
TRAINS TO OCEAN CITY
I would withhold my deciding Senate vote until we got the Tan Line added DC -> Annapolis -> Easton -> Salisbury -> Ocean City
July 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
TRAINS TO ANNAPOLIS
TRAINS TO OCEAN CITY
TRAINS TO OCEAN CITY
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Holy shit. 5:05PM
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Holy shit. 5:05PM
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Outstanding news. There’s a lot of support NYPA will need, but a major public power advantage is it can make more credible commitments big capital projects. We already see it with the renewables deployment. Onwards to clean firm! Thanks to @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social for flagging this.
June 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Outstanding news. There’s a lot of support NYPA will need, but a major public power advantage is it can make more credible commitments big capital projects. We already see it with the renewables deployment. Onwards to clean firm! Thanks to @fredstaffordcs.bsky.social for flagging this.
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We're about to release a new Forecast Analysis app on
@gridstatus.io, and I’m looking for users to test it.
Not only does it make pretty visualizations, it helps you understand how forecast vintages evolve over time, compare their historical accuracy, and more.
DM or reply for link!
@gridstatus.io, and I’m looking for users to test it.
Not only does it make pretty visualizations, it helps you understand how forecast vintages evolve over time, compare their historical accuracy, and more.
DM or reply for link!
June 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We're about to release a new Forecast Analysis app on
@gridstatus.io, and I’m looking for users to test it.
Not only does it make pretty visualizations, it helps you understand how forecast vintages evolve over time, compare their historical accuracy, and more.
DM or reply for link!
@gridstatus.io, and I’m looking for users to test it.
Not only does it make pretty visualizations, it helps you understand how forecast vintages evolve over time, compare their historical accuracy, and more.
DM or reply for link!
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Amazing capture!
Rainbow during takeoff from DCA @capitalweather.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Amazing capture!
I sent my emails 💪
If you live in Montgomery County MD, please ask the County Council to pass Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) 25-02 of the More Housing N.O.W. proposal! actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...
June 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I sent my emails 💪
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New England, better than England, but not by enough.
Anyway I’m from this town and it’s, uh, not shocking to hear people pulling this shit
And yes it is very rich and white how did you know? ggwash.org/view/98201/w...
Anyway I’m from this town and it’s, uh, not shocking to hear people pulling this shit
And yes it is very rich and white how did you know? ggwash.org/view/98201/w...
June 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New England, better than England, but not by enough.
Anyway I’m from this town and it’s, uh, not shocking to hear people pulling this shit
And yes it is very rich and white how did you know? ggwash.org/view/98201/w...
Anyway I’m from this town and it’s, uh, not shocking to hear people pulling this shit
And yes it is very rich and white how did you know? ggwash.org/view/98201/w...
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🔋 Who provides battery cells to which BESS manufacturers?
www.energy-storage.news provides an answer through a handy graphic.
#battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪🔌💡
www.energy-storage.news provides an answer through a handy graphic.
#battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪🔌💡
June 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🔋 Who provides battery cells to which BESS manufacturers?
www.energy-storage.news provides an answer through a handy graphic.
#battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪🔌💡
www.energy-storage.news provides an answer through a handy graphic.
#battchat #energysky #greensky 🧪🔌💡
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This is heartbreaking.
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
June 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is heartbreaking.
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
(via someone at the St. Paul rally)
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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
Perhaps federal and local law enforcement should wear their names/badges and not cover their faces
This phrasing from the NYT’s live coverage is so fucking bleak: the killer “has been described as heavily armed and armored — and apparently wearing the same gear as those pursuing him.”
June 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Perhaps federal and local law enforcement should wear their names/badges and not cover their faces
Horrifying
“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
June 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Horrifying
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FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large
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June 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
FBI Warns Second California Senator Still At Large
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